The Irish Land Agent, 1830-60
Subtitle: The case of King's County
By: Ciarán Reilly
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781846825101
Subjects: Real property; Administration of estates; Landowners; Genealogy; History
Description: How qualified or equipped were Irish land agents to deal with the challenges that the mid-19th century, and the famine in particular, brought? Having identified over 100 men who acted as land agents during the period 1830 to 1860, this study examines the role and function of the agency during a time when their skills and qualifications were truly tested.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-197) and index.
Table of contents: title: King's County: landscape and people; title: The social profile and function of the land agent; title: Challenges and problems affecting estate management; title: The struggle for power: agents and the political world; title: Pioneers of change? Agents and the advance of agriculture; title: The coming of the blight: reaction and relief; title: Eviction and clearance; title: Leveling the score: the murder of land agents; title: Aftermath of the famine: agents and the Incumbered Estates Court.